Derrik Helfer

Derrik Helfer is an accomplished quality manager with extensive experience in the food and agriculture sectors. Currently serving as Quality Manager at Primient since March 2022, Helfer previously held the position of QA Manager at Tate & Lyle for a brief period in 2021. Prior to these roles, Helfer gained valuable experience at Cargill as Interim Facility Manager and FSQR Manager from July 2015 to July 2021. Helfer's career began at Archer Daniels Midland Company as a Quality Assurance professional from 2006 to 2015, complemented by academic roles as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Millikin University and William Woods University. Helfer earned a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University at Buffalo, following a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Thiel College.